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The sweetest thing.

I couldn’t tell you exactly why I associate this pretty pop song, “The Sweetest Thing” by Camera Obscura every time I think of Dale. Then again, it’s obvious… my life so much sweeter with him then without, the loving care and abiding friendship between us (along with his partner, Hoa Nguyen), our mutual affection for […]

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Layout: Ralph Kolewe

Readable. Clean. Meticulous. Striking. Pretty.* I don’t know exactly just how I lucked into this. By this, I mean a very special kinship shared/shaped by the love of good work. And food, and drink and plenty of laughs between us. I knew from reading Ralph’s work, his meticulous eye, and ear, he knows what belongs […]

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Listening delicately

I stumble over my love for the sea, rest my head on mountains. I’d like to posit a theory that we’re all descendants of headstones. Klara du Plessis, Skin & Meat Sky A stellar outing. Celebrating our inaugural festival. Sacha Archer KIM Travis Sharp Behind the Poet Reading Their Poem Is a Sign Saying Applause […]

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Cover 2 Cover

A little over a year ago, KFB made a commitment to create settings to listen/hear a poet’s work in its entirety, whether workshopped as a work-in-progress, or a finished piece. Cover 2 Cover debuts here with a complete reading of poet, AARON TUCKER‘s long poem CATALOGUE D’OISEAUX, published by Book*hug Press, 2021, recorded 30 May […]

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Winter dreams

Ushering in the new. JIM JOHNSTONE THE OUROBOROS R. KOLEWE THE WILD FOX SHANE NEILSON WALT ICONIC K F B 2 FEBRUARY 7PM EST Purchase all three at Shop KFB

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The Absence of Zero

LISTENING SERIES | NEW WORKS “Or waking in an empty house valuing solitude” Starting Tuesday February 4, 7:00pm at knife | fork | book and continuing for one evening each of the next three weeks, R. KOLEWE will be reading through The Absence of Zero, a long poem about time, memory, loss, and the continuing mess […]

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KFB SUMMER BUNDLE 5-PACK ON SALE

Our KFB 5-pack. Perfect Summer Reading. KHASHAYAR MOHAMMADI DEAR KESTREL KATE SUTHERLAND BEASTS OF THE SEA R. KOLEWE SILENCE, THEN PRATHNA LOR 7, 2 CODY CAETANO PLEASURE DOME POEMS Reg. $69 SALE $49 (+ shipping) ONLINE ONLY at ShopKFB

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POET-IN-STORE

Wonderful afternoon talking poetry with poet R. KOLEWE in store today. His recommendations included SONIA DI PLACIDO Flesh (Guernica) CONCETTA PRINCIPE This Real (Pedlar) STEPHEN COLLIS Once in Blockadia (Talon) DOMINIQUE RUSSELL Instruction for Dreamers CHRISTINE STEWART Treaty 6 Deixis (Talon) MARK TRUSCOTT Branches (Book*hug). We recommend R. KOLEWE silence, then (knife | fork | […]

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Silence slays

To hear R. KOLEWE deliver silence, then cover to cover at their KFB launch Saturday afternoon, slayed. Backed by KATE SUTHERLAND‘s BEASTS OF THE SEA and an acoustic set by ALEX LUKASHEVSKY, a fitting finale to our first annual #KFBFWW Very.  knife | fork |book

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So pretty

  New beauties by r. kolewe, Kate Sutherland, Cody Caetano, and Prathna Lor. In store and online. knife | fork | book